This all began when Denise, Myron and I met for lunch one day at 11:00 a.m. at The Olive Garden. People were waiting in line. People were racing, limping to get to their favorite tables and out came the coupons! I am talking about the Eleven O'clock Lunch Bunch, the time for lunch when you have earned the right to lunch whenever you darn well feel like it or when the restaurant opens.
Based upon this fun, fun experience of lunching at 11:00 a.m. my daughter suggested that Myron and I begin writing a "retirement blog." Finally, at long last, we are blogging and feel years younger!
We wanted to begin this blog yesterday, June 1, 2011 but we were returning from our first retirement trip in our little travel trailer. Where should we begin? We did not know the road to Grand Junction CO. from Salt Lake City, UT. could be so long and expensive?
First stop, gas station after gas station. We knew we would not get good gas mileage in our little Nissan Pathfinder but did not know it would be that bad, 11 miles to the gallon, less than 8 miles to the gallon and so on. Thank goodness there are a lot of gas stations between here and Grand Junction because we hit them all.
Second stop, Discount Tire, the tread blew off one of the trailer tires in Fruita Co. We had an angel looking over us on that one. Thank you angel.
Third stop, hotel room. Yes. we said we were towing a trailer BUT ran into a grumpy campground host who wanted to spray weeds around trailer site with Roundup and could not wait until we left. We were concerned about how this might affect Oscar, our 120 lb. Golden Doodler. Yes. He is our traveling companion and yes, we left the campsite and headed for the hotel.
Fourth stop, Miller Trailer Sales in Spanish Fork, Utah on the way home. The electrical cord fell away from the Pathfinder and we left bits and pieces of the cord and "pigtail" along I-70. We traveled home without brake lights and trailer brakes! But, again we had angels, my Mom and Ross were with us and stayed behind us the whole trip. They were towing a truck on a low boy (trailer). We must have all been a site.
Truly, we had a wonderful trip in spite of everything. Our family in Grand Junction was wonderful and it was a treat being with Mom and Ross.
The purpose of this visit to Grand Junction was for Memorial Day to place flowers on the graves of family members who have passed. To all, we love and miss you. To Granny, a special thank you for being our angel. We love and miss you more than you will ever know.
p.s. The photo has nothing to do with this trip! It was just a nice one of both of us.
Until next time,
